﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Business Travel News -Distribution</title><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies</link><copyright>(c) 2026, NORTHSTAR Travel Media, LLC. All rights reserved.</copyright><ttl>60</ttl><atom:link href="https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rss/Business-Travel-Agencies" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><item><title>WestJet Adds Premium Economy To Travelport Desktop</title><description><![CDATA[WestJet is selling premium economy seats through Travelport's agency desktop, Smartpoint. Agents using Smartpoint now can buy WestJet's Plus fare, which offers extra legroom and special meals on some flights, via Electronic Miscellaneous Documents associated to the ticket. WestJet is the first North Amer]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/WestJet-Adds-Premium-Economy-To-Travelport-Desktop</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2015 15:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27185</guid></item><item><title>Switch From Orbitz To Concur Is Just Part Of IBM's Long-Term Strategy</title><description><![CDATA[This past February, just one year into a six-year contract with Orbitz for Business, IBM was implementing at full speed; IBM employees in 45 countries already were using the booking tools. Shari Quackenbush, IBM global agency and online lead, had slated 15 more countries for implementation by the end of 2015 and had 30 more on the docket. That's when Egencia announced its proposed acquisition of Orbitz For Business. Though the tie-up was still subject to U.S. Department of Justice antitrust approval, the wheels were turning for Quackenbush.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Switch-From-Orbitz-To-Concur-Is-Just-Part-Of-IBM-s-Long-Term-Strategy</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2015 14:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Elizabeth West</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27184</guid></item><item><title>El Sol Travel Founder Has Died</title><description><![CDATA[El Sol Travel president and owner Charles MacGillivray died on Dec. 6, and company ownership has transferred to senior vice president Leslie Bramlett. Based in Tempe, Ariz., El Sol has offices in Alaska, Oregon and the Washington, D.C., area. The travel management company serves corporate, higher education]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/El-Sol-Travel-Founder-Has-Died</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2015 13:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27174</guid></item><item><title>Mega Agency Air Transactions Rise In November</title><description><![CDATA[November air transactions processed by mega travel agencies and settled through ARC rose 4 percent year over year. Mega agencies include American Express Global Business Travel, BCD Travel, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Egencia, HRG and Omega World Travel. Online travel agencies saw a 16.5 percent year-over-yea]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Mega-Agency-Air-Transactions-Rise-In-November</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2015 09:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27168</guid></item><item><title>Hayne Joins AmexGBT</title><description><![CDATA[Philip Haxne has left Sony Mobile to join American Express Global Business Travel as global business consulting director. His appointment comes a month before Caroline Strachan leaves her position as Amex GBT vice president for global consulting to join consultancy Festive Road. As senior manager for globa]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Hayne-Joins-AmexGBT</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 10:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27155</guid></item><item><title>BCD Acquires Nordic TMC Ticket Biz</title><description><![CDATA[BCD Travel acquired Nordic travel management company Ticket Biz. Based in Stockholm, the agency has 150 employees, annual sales near €180 million and representation in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark. Ticket Biz will maintain its brand and operate as a unit of BCD Travel. BCD Travel president of Europe]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/BCD-Acquires-Nordic-TMC-Ticket-Biz</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2015 11:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27035</guid></item><item><title>Traveler Data Not Compromised In Sabre Hack</title><description><![CDATA[Sabre "found no loss of traveler data" resulting from a previously disclosed "cybersecurity incident" revealed by Bloomberg in August. Sabre found "no unauthorized access to or acquisition of sensitive protected information, such as payment card data or personally identifiable information," according to a]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Traveler-Data-Not-Compromised-In-Sabre-Hack</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2015 20:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27034</guid></item><item><title>Altour Int’l In Acquisition Mode</title><description><![CDATA[Travel management company Altour International will acquire Memphis-based A &amp; I Travel and United Kingdom-based Top Flight Travel Management and plans to announce a third acquisition next week, according to a company official. Alter did not release the financial terms of the announced agreements and ex]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Altour-Int-l-In-Acquisition-Mode</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2015 14:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27032</guid></item><item><title>Locomote Names New CEO</title><description><![CDATA[Australia-based corporate travel tech firm Locomote named Sandra McLeod CEO, effective January. CEO Philip Weinman will become vice chairman. McLeod was group vice president for global accounts and corporate sales at Travelport, which recently took a majority stake in Locomote. In the wake of her departu]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Locomote-Names-New-CEO</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2015 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27025</guid></item><item><title>Darren Toohey Takes VP Global Solutions Role At CWT</title><description><![CDATA[Carlson Wagonlit Travel has appointed Darren Toohey as vice president of global program solutions sales for the Americas. Toohey previously served as vice president of global sales and supported WorldMate as vice president of partnerships. He will report to Michael Fagle, marketing communications director]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Carlson-Wagonlit-Travel-has-appointed-Darren-Toohey-as-vice-president-of-global-program-solutions-sales-for-the-Americas-</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2015 13:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26999</guid></item><item><title>Agency Ticket Sales Down 2.2% For October</title><description><![CDATA[United States-based travel agencies sold $7.3 billion in airline tickets in October, down 2.2 percent year over year, according to Airlines Reporting Corp. For January through October 2015, sales through agencies declined 1.4 percent to $77 billion while transactions increased 5.8 percent, which indicate]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Agency-Ticket-Sales-Down-2-2-For-October</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2015 11:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26964</guid></item><item><title>Concur, Booking.com To Team Up</title><description><![CDATA[Concur Travel plans to incorporate more than 800,000 lodging properties from Booking.com next year. Booking.com also plans to participate in Concur's TripLink program.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Concur-Booking-com-To-Team-Up</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2015 10:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26960</guid></item><item><title>Egencia Mobile App Debuts Worldwide Flight Booking</title><description><![CDATA[Egencia enabled worldwide flight shopping and booking through its TripNavigator mobile app. "Previously available in North America, air booking is now also available through the Egencia TripNavigator mobile application for iOS in Western Europe, the Nordics and Asia/Pacific," according to the Expedia-owned]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Egencia-Mobile-App-Debuts-Worldwide-Flight-Booking</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2015 10:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26959</guid></item><item><title>AccorHotels Links To Concur’s TripLink</title><description><![CDATA[Concur named AccorHotels as a TripLink partner. Next year, TripLink users can reserve hotels, including negotiated rates, via any AccorHotels website and transmit booking data into the managed travel environment. Accor joins other hotel participants, including InterContinental Hotels Group, Marriott and St]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/AccorHotels-Links-To-Concur-s-TripLink</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2015 10:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26958</guid></item><item><title>Lufthansa CEO: Distribution Fee Is ‘The Future Of Our Industry’</title><description><![CDATA[Frankfurt]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Lufthansa-CEO-Distribution-Fee-Is-The-Future-Of-Our-Industry-</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2015 16:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26957</guid></item><item><title>DHISCO Names New Leadership</title><description><![CDATA[Hotel distribution company DHISCO named Greg Berman COO and Noreen Henry chief revenue officer. Berman formerly served as eRevMax COO and chief technology officer and Hotel Booking Solutions COO and CTO. Henry previously was Intent Media vice president of business development and has worked for Travelocity]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/DHISCO-Names-New-Leadership</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2015 14:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26955</guid></item><item><title>Lufthansa Names Direct Connect Partners</title><description><![CDATA[The Lufthansa Group announced direct connect partners, including Travelfusion, a United Kingdom-based content aggregator and tech provider that works with such travel management companies as Egencia and Hillgate and with corporate booking tools powered by Amadeus, Sabre, Concur and KDS. Other direct connec]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Lufthansa-Names-Direct-Connect-Partners</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 12:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26922</guid></item><item><title>Frosch Launches App For Off-Channel Data Capture Via Concur’s TripLink</title><description><![CDATA[Travel management company Frosch launched a "TripLink connectivity" app in the Concur App Center that enables joint clients to integrate TripLink booking data into the managed travel environment. Concur's TripLink lets users capture off-channel travel bookings via traveler-itinerary sharing or directly thr]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Travel-management-company-Frosch-launched-a-TripLink-connectivity-app-in-the-Concur-App-Center</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2015 15:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26917</guid></item><item><title>Anglo-Dutch multinational travel management company ATPI acquired DTC Travel in Malaysia</title><description><![CDATA[Anglo-Dutch multinational travel management company ATPI acquired DTC Travel in Malaysia and rebranded it ATPI Malaysia. DTC had been a partner in the ATPI network.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Anglo-Dutch-multinational-travel-management-company-ATPI-acquired-DTC-Travel-in-Malaysia</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 09:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26898</guid></item><item><title>Travelport named Stephen Shurrock executive vice president and chief commercial officer, effective Jan. 4, 2016.</title><description><![CDATA[Travelport named Stephen Shurrock executive vice president and chief commercial officer, effective Jan. 4, 2016. He will replace company vet Kurt Ekert, who plans to leave at the end of 2015 "as the position relocates to the U.K." Shurrock previously served as CEO of the consumer division of Telefonica, a]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Travelport-named-Stephen-Shurrock-executive-vice-president-and-chief-commercial-officer-effective-Jan-4-2016-</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2015 09:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26892</guid></item><item><title>Since Lufthansa’s surcharge on global distribution system bookings went into effect on Sept. 1, 42 percent of travel buyers have decreased bookings</title><description><![CDATA[Since Lufthansa's surcharge on global distribution system bookings went into effect on Sept. 1, 42 percent of travel buyers have decreased bookings with the carrier, according to an Oct. 14 to Oct. 19 survey by the Global Business Travel Association and its network of European partners. Of the 434 surveyed]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Since-Lufthansa-s-surcharge-on-global-distribution-system-bookings-went-into-effect-on-Sept-1-42-percent-of-travel-buyers-have-decreased-bookings</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2015 10:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26880</guid></item><item><title>AccorHotels CEO: We’ve Been A 'Sleeping Giant For Far Too Long'</title><description><![CDATA[Paris]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/AccorHotels-CEO-We-ve-Been-A-Sleeping-Giant-For-Far-Too-Long-</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2015 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Julie Sickel</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26867</guid></item><item><title>New Zealand-based travel and expense automation provider Serko has partnered with The Hotel Network.</title><description><![CDATA[New Zealand-based travel and expense automation provider Serko has partnered with The Hotel Network. When the partnership takes effect later this month, the 5,500 Australian hotels on THN's booking engine also will appear in Serko's booking tool. THN has a similar partnership with Concur. Additionally, Ser]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/New-Zealand-based-travel-and-expense-automation-provider-Serko-has-partnered-with-The-Hotel-Network-</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2015 17:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26865</guid></item><item><title>Adelman Travel partnered with GetGoing to launch a hotel booking platform for agents later this year.</title><description><![CDATA[Adelman Travel partnered with GetGoing to launch a hotel booking platform for agents later this year. The system, Hotel Intuition, "will help automate travel consultants' process in providing customized and relevant hotel information at the point of sale," according to Adelman. The platform will incorporat]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Adelman-Travel-partnered-with-GetGoing-to-launch-a-hotel-booking-platform-for-agents-later-this-year-</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2015 10:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26851</guid></item><item><title>Lufthansa Airlines and Germanwings' passenger traffic declined 0.7 percent year over year in September,</title><description><![CDATA[Lufthansa Airlines and Germanwings' passenger traffic declined 0.7 percent year over year in September, according to a monthly traffic report released Friday. That contrasts with a 5.2 percent year-over-year increase for January through August. The monthly data captures not forward bookings but flown traff]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Lufthansa-Airlines-and-Germanwings-passenger-traffic-declined-0-7-percent-year-over-year-in-September</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2015 13:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26847</guid></item><item><title>South African car rental supplier First Car Rental has signed a multiyear, full-content global distribution agreement with Sabre,</title><description><![CDATA[South African car rental supplier First Car Rental has signed a multiyear, full-content global distribution agreement with Sabre, the company announced Wednesday. Content from First Car Rental's 50 car rental branches in South Africa, including a presence at all major South African airports and business de]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/South-African-car-rental-supplier-First-Car-Rental-has-signed-a-multiyear-full-content-global-distribution-agreement-with-Sabre</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2015 11:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26831</guid></item><item><title>The Lufthansa Group is in “advanced talks" with technology providers to "implement direct connect solutions,"</title><description><![CDATA[The Lufthansa Group is in "advanced talks" with technology providers to "implement direct connect solutions," Lufthansa German Airlines chief commercial officer Jens Bischof said during an Association of Corporate Travel Executives webinar on Tuesday. Bischof did not disclose those technology partners, but]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/The-Lufthansa-Group-is-in-advanced-talks-with-technology-providers-to-implement-direct-connect-solutions-</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2015 11:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26818</guid></item><item><title>Travelport acquired TraviAustria,</title><description><![CDATA[Travelport acquired TraviAustria, a partner that provided sales, support and marketing for the global distribution system operator in Austria and that operated Central European Touristic Solutions, a tour operator booking system.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Travelport-acquired-TraviAustria</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2015 10:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26816</guid></item><item><title>Sabre’s GetThere corporate booking tool now allows travelers to book Economy Plus seats, which offer extra legroom, on United Airlines.</title><description><![CDATA[Sabre's GetThere corporate booking tool now allows travelers to book Economy Plus seats, which offer extra legroom, on United Airlines. GetThere Air Extras make the seats available, including to travelers with elite status who can book them for free. A traveler can pay with his or her personal credit card,]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Sabre-s-GetThere-corporate-booking-tool-now-allows-travelers-to-book-Economy-Plus-seats-which-offer-extra-legroom-on-United-Airlines-</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 13:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26809</guid></item><item><title>Sabre is working with Routehappy to integrate flight-specific data into Sabre Red Workspace.</title><description><![CDATA[Sabre is working with Routehappy to integrate flight-specific data into Sabre Red Workspace. Via the Routehappy Hub platform, Sabre is exploring ways to include such merchandizing data as photos and videos of seats, as well as food and other amenities for specific flights, in the searches agents perform on]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Sabre-is-working-with-Routehappy-to-integrate-flight-specific-data-into-Sabre-Red-Workspace-</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 12:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26807</guid></item><item><title>Deem announced that BCD Travel signed a distribution agreement for Deem Car Service,</title><description><![CDATA[Deem announced that BCD Travel signed a distribution agreement for Deem Car Service, a new offering that blends a mobile, on-demand, Uber-like ground transportation service with advanced reservations while supporting corporate policy controls, client vendor preference, negotiated rates and other elements o]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Deem-announced-that-BCD-Travel-signed-a-distribution-agreement-for-Deem-Car-Service</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2015 11:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26799</guid></item><item><title>Air Canada and Amadeus reached a new multiyear agreement</title><description><![CDATA[Air Canada and Amadeus reached a new multiyear agreement that provides the global distribution system with "the full range of Air Canada's content and fares," Amadeus announced. The GDS will connect to Air Canada via the airline's XML interface, "enabling complete access to the airline's products." The ful]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Air-Canada-and-Amadeus-reached-a-new-multiyear-agreement</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2015 10:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26794</guid></item><item><title>Azul Brazilian Airlines signed a distribution agreement with Sabre.</title><description><![CDATA[Azul Brazilian Airlines signed a distribution agreement with Sabre. The airline, which is expanding its U.S. presence, also has distribution deals with Amadeus and Travelport.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Azul-Brazilian-Airlines-signed-a-distribution-agreement-with-Sabre-</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2015 09:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26782</guid></item><item><title>Rocketrip Partners With Virgin America, CEO Dan Ruch Talks Traveler-Centric Future</title><description><![CDATA[It’s hard to put corporate travel startup Rocketrip in a box. The real-time trip budgeting tool is banking on managed travel evolving into an employee-centric environment. It’s a world in which corporations may have to entice their employees to save money. Rocketrip offers a solution.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Rocketrip-Partners-With-Virgin-America-CEO-Dan-Ruch-Talks-Traveler-Centric-Future</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2015 16:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26755</guid></item><item><title>Travel Leaders Group named Ninan Chacko CEO to replace Barry Liben, whom the company appointed president and CEO of its Tzell Travel Group.</title><description><![CDATA[Travel Leaders Group named Ninan Chacko CEO to replace Barry Liben, whom the company appointed president and CEO of its Tzell Travel Group. Chacko has served as CEO of PR Newswire since 2009. Prior, he was chief commercial officer of Worldspan, now part of Travelport, and he also has held roles at Sabre an]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Travel-Leaders-Group-named-Ninan-Chacko-CEO-to-replace-Barry-Liben-whom-the-company-appointed-president-and-CEO-of-its-Tzell-Travel-Group-</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2015 14:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26738</guid></item><item><title>Sabre named Sean Menke executive vice president of Sabre and president of Sabre Travel Network, replacing Greg Webb,</title><description><![CDATA[Sabre named Sean Menke executive vice president of Sabre and president of Sabre Travel Network, replacing Greg Webb, who was named vice chairman. Menke most recently served as Hawaiian Airlines executive vice president and COO and has been CEO of Frontier Airlines and executive vice president and chief com]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Sabre-named-Sean-Menke-executive-vice-president-of-Sabre-and-president-of-Sabre-Travel-Network-replacing-Greg-Webb</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2015 10:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26737</guid></item><item><title>TripBAM Signs Long-Term Contract With BCD</title><description><![CDATA[BCD Travel signed a long-term agreement with tripBAM and plans to offer the tool to its clients.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/TripBAM-Signs-Long-Term-Contract-With-BCD</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2015 07:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Julie Sickel</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26736</guid></item><item><title>Travel management company Altour joined the Radius network,</title><description><![CDATA[Travel management company Altour joined the Radius network, raising its roster of agencies to 80. Altour focuses on corporate and entertainment-sector travel, but Radius also gains Altour Meetings and Incentives.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Travel-management-company-Altour-joined-the-Radius-network</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2015 14:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26734</guid></item><item><title>As Lufthansa’s €16 distribution surcharge went into effect on Tuesday, the Global Business Travel Association reiterated its objection</title><description><![CDATA[As Lufthansa's €16 distribution surcharge went into effect on Tuesday, the Global Business Travel Association reiterated its objection to the carrier's strategy but released the following statement: "Travel buyers across the globe have expressed concerns with this plan from Lufthansa Group airlines. GBTA i]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/As-Lufthansa-s-16-distribution-surcharge-went-into-effect-on-Tuesday-the-Global-Business-Travel-Association-reiterated-its-objection</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2015 18:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26719</guid></item><item><title>J.D. O’Hara joined Certares, an investment group with stakes in American Express Global Business Travel and Travel Leaders Group.</title><description><![CDATA[J.D. O'Hara joined Certares, an investment group with stakes in American Express Global Business Travel and Travel Leaders Group. O'Hara previously served as president of New York City-based Tzell Travel Group, a Travel Leaders agency. He "will continue exploring multiple avenues for the company's growth]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/J-D-O-Hara-joined-Certares-an-investment-group-with-stakes-in-American-Express-Global-Business-Travel-and-Travel-Leaders-Group-</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2015 12:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26715</guid></item><item><title>Traxo for Business announced today that Travel and Transport will integrate Traxo’s data aggregation services</title><description><![CDATA[Traxo for Business announced today that Travel and Transport will integrate Traxo's data aggregation services to capture off-channel bookings for itinerary management and travel management reporting. T&amp;T executive vice president and chief information officer Mike Kubasik said the Traxo data toolkit wil]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Traxo-for-Business-announced-today-that-Travel-and-Transport-will-integrate-Traxo-s-data-aggregation-services</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2015 11:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26709</guid></item><item><title>Half of 110 United States-based Global Business Travel Association members plan to decrease spending on Lufthansa next week</title><description><![CDATA[Half of 110 United States-based Global Business Travel Association members plan to decrease spending on Lufthansa next week after it implements its controversial Distribution Cost Charge . The survey, fielded online last week among buyers that include Lufthansa as a preferred airline, also showed that "]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Half-of-110-United-States-based-Global-Business-Travel-Association-members-plan-to-decrease-spending-on-Lufthansa-next-week</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2015 10:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26704</guid></item><item><title>Guest Column: How Distribution Systems Are Like Seat Belts</title><description><![CDATA[Many of us with children have faced the question: “Why do I have to wear a seat belt?” Most people use them, of course, because there’s no great alternative for keeping you alive in the event of a serious collision. Even though seat belts use very old technology, are downright confining by design and aren’t particularly in step with modern fashion, they do what they’re designed to do efficiently and affordably. And, frankly, there aren’t any better alternatives for that. Over the years, we’ve heard airlines ask a very different question: “Why do I have to pay for distribution?” But the answer is surprisingly similar to the reason for wearing seat belts: There’s no great alternative.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Guest-Column-How-Distribution-Systems-Are-Like-Seat-Belts</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2015 17:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Rose Stratford, BCD Travel executive vice president of global supplier relations and strategic sourcing</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26697</guid></item><item><title>July air transactions processed by mega travel agencies and settled through ARC rose 0.1 percent year over year,</title><description><![CDATA[July air transactions processed by mega travel agencies and settled through ARC rose 0.1 percent year over year, according to ARC data. Mega agencies include American Express Global Business Travel, BCD Travel, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Egencia, HRG and Omega World Travel. Online travel agencies saw a 1]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/July-air-transactions-processed-by-mega-travel-agencies-and-settled-through-ARC-rose-0-1-percent-year-over-year</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2015 14:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26695</guid></item><item><title>TMCs, Corporates Have Few Options As Lufthansa's DCC Date Looms</title><description><![CDATA[The €16 distribution cost charge that Lufthansa will impose on all tickets not purchased via a direct Lufthansa Group website will take effect in the United States—and in most other countries—on Sept. 1. In preparation for that change, the Association of Corporate Travel Executives in a Friday webinar hosted Lufthansa Group director of marketing, distribution and sales programs for the Americas Larry Ryan to review operational implications for travel managers and agencies.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/TMCs-Corporates-Have-Few-Options-As-Lufthansa-s-DCC-Date-Looms</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2015 16:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Elizabeth West</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26692</guid></item><item><title>The consolidated dollar volume of airline tickets sold by U.S.-based travel agencies from January through July declined 1 percent year over year to $55.4 billion,</title><description><![CDATA[The consolidated dollar volume of airline tickets sold by U.S.-based travel agencies from January through July declined 1 percent year over year to $55.4 billion, Airlines Reporting Corp. reported Wednesday. Ticket transactions increased 5 percent year over year, and passenger segments increased 1.7 perc]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/The-consolidated-dollar-volume-of-airline-tickets-sold-by-U-S-based-travel-agencies-from-January-through-July-declined-1-percent-year-over-year</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2015 16:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26679</guid></item><item><title>KDS Reiterates TMC Partner Philosophy</title><description><![CDATA[A year and a half since Mike Concannon took the general manager of the Americas post at KDS, the travel and expense management provider remains firm on partnering with travel management companies to acquire United States-based clients.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/KDS-Reiterates-TMC-Partner-Philosophy</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2015 15:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>JoAnn DeLuna</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26673</guid></item><item><title>Expedia and Orbitz extended the termination date of their merger agreement by three months, to Nov. 12,</title><description><![CDATA[Expedia and Orbitz extended the termination date of their merger agreement by three months, to Nov. 12, Expedia disclosed in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing Thursday. The online travel agencies await U.S. Department of Justice approval to merge amid some calls for denial, especially from t]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Expedia-and-Orbitz-extended-the-termination-date-of-their-merger-agreement-by-three-months-to-Nov-12</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2015 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26662</guid></item><item><title>Lufthansa plans to delay indefinitely the Sept. 1 launch of its €16 surcharge on global distribution system bookings in China, Hong Kong,</title><description><![CDATA[Lufthansa plans to indefinitely delay the Sept. 1 launch of its €16 surcharge on global distribution system bookings in China, Hong Kong, Iran, Libya, New Zealand and Yemen "because compatibility with the relevant legal framework in each of these countries is currently still being evaluated," according to]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Lufthansa-plans-to-delay-indefinitely-the-Sept-1-launch-of-its-16-surcharge-on-global-distribution-system-bookings-in-China-Hong-Kong</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2015 13:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26659</guid></item><item><title>TravelClick: GDS Bookings Grow In Q2, Mobile Gains Traction</title><description><![CDATA[Transient hotel bookings made through global distribution systems rose 2.2 percent year over year during the second quarter, according to the TravelClick North American Distribution Review.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/TravelClick-GDS-Bookings-Grow-In-Q2-Mobile-Gains-Traction</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2015 13:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Julie Sickel</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26655</guid></item><item><title>Hackers Attack Sabre System</title><description><![CDATA[Hackers linked to China have breached the Sabre network, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing anonymous officials who are familiar with federal investigations into the matter.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Hackers-Attack-Sabre-System</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2015 13:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Robert Silk</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26650</guid></item><item><title>Egencia's second-quarter gross bookings rose 3 percent year over year to $1.3 billion,</title><description><![CDATA[Egencia's second-quarter gross bookings rose 3 percent year over year to $1.3 billion, while revenue fell 2 percent to $101 million, parent company Expedia reported Thursday. Egencia earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization rose 35 percent year over year to $24 million.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Egencia-s-second-quarter-gross-bookings-rose-3-percent-year-over-year-to-1-3-billion</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2015 12:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26631</guid></item><item><title>June air transactions processed by mega travel agencies and settled through ARC rose 4.2 percent year over year,</title><description><![CDATA[June air transactions processed by mega travel agencies and settled through ARC rose 4.2 percent year over year, according to ARC. Mega agencies include American Express Global Business Travel, BCD Travel, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Egencia, HRG and Omega World Travel. Online travel agencies last month saw a]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/June-air-transactions-processed-by-mega-travel-agencies-and-settled-through-ARC-rose-4-2-percent-year-over-year</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2015 10:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26620</guid></item><item><title>Carlson Wagonlit Travel Solutions Group has automated pricing data management and reduced the time line for airline requests for proposal.</title><description><![CDATA[Carlson Wagonlit Travel Solutions Group has automated pricing data management and reduced the time line for airline requests for proposal. The tool feeds a pricing grid into a contract modeling tool so an airline can compare prices and evaluate value, according to the consultancy group. After a pilot with]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Carlson-Wagonlit-Travel-Solutions-Group-has-automated-pricing-data-management-and-reduced-the-time-line-for-airline-requests-for-proposal-</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2015 20:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26617</guid></item><item><title>GlobalStar Travel Management named Milan, Italy-based Planetario Viaggi its latest travel agency partner.</title><description><![CDATA[GlobalStar Travel Management named Milan, Italy-based Planetario Viaggi its latest travel agency partner. "After GlobalStar's partner Seneca was bought by BCD Travel in May, Planetario fills an important gap in GlobalStar's European network," according to the travel management company network.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/GlobalStar-Travel-Management-named-Milan-Italy-based-Planetario-Viaggi-its-latest-travel-agency-partner-</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2015 16:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26599</guid></item><item><title>Delta Air Lines will sell Comfort Plus fares through the Amadeus global distribution system,</title><description><![CDATA[Delta Air Lines will sell Comfort Plus fares through the Amadeus global distribution system , the carrier announced this week. As of Thursday, Delta's premium economy fare is available to Amadeus clients in the United States and Canada. Delta plans to expand availability to Amadeus clients globally in t]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Delta-Air-Lines-will-sell-Comfort-Plus-fares-through-the-Amadeus-global-distribution-system</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2015 10:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26597</guid></item><item><title>Expense management firm Coupa Software acquired New York City-based travel technology provider TripScanner</title><description><![CDATA[Expense management firm Coupa Software acquired New York City-based travel technology provider TripScanner for an undisclosed sum, the companies announced Monday. Launched in 2013, TripScanner is an "open-booking" system that enables clients to capture data, apply policy controls and analyze off-chann]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Expense-management-firm-Coupa-Software-acquired-New-York-City-based-travel-technology-provider-TripScanner</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2015 15:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26572</guid></item><item><title>Hotel shopping tool tripBAM has enhanced its platform,</title><description><![CDATA[Hotel shopping tool tripBAM has enhanced its platform, the company announced Thursday. Updates include commissionable-rate-detection automation, the goal of which is to drive more bookings to commissionable rooms; improved cluster functionality to steer more bookings to preferred properties; a Last Search]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Hotel-shopping-tool-tripBAM-has-enhanced-its-platform</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2015 14:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26570</guid></item><item><title>Carey International’s direct connect integration with Concur will occur in the first quarter of 2016</title><description><![CDATA[Carey International's direct connect integration with Concur will occur in the first quarter of 2016 at the earliest, according to Carey. The company had hoped to have that integration live this month .]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Carey-International-s-direct-connect-integration-with-Concur-will-occur-in-the-first-quarter-of-2016</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2015 15:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26565</guid></item><item><title>Louvre Hotels Group and Magnuson Hotels Worldwide have signed a partnership agreement</title><description><![CDATA[Europe's Louvre Hotels Group and the Magnuson Hotels Worldwide network of independent North American hotels have agreed to a distribution partnership. The move follows the March acquisition of Louvre by Shanghai-based tourism conglomerate Jin Jiang International Holdings and thus links 3,600 North Americ]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Europe-s-Louvre-Hotels-Group-and-the-Magnuson-Hotels-Worldwide-network-of-independent-North-American-hotels-have-agreed-to-a-distribution-partnership-</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2015 17:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26544</guid></item><item><title>The judge presiding over US Airways' antitrust lawsuit against Sabre set a bench trial to start Oct. 26,</title><description><![CDATA[The judge presiding over US Airways' antitrust lawsuit against Sabre set a bench trial to start Oct. 26, according to a scheduling order issued Tuesday. The case was bound for a jury trial, but US Airways waived all but $20 in damages last week in an effort to have a judge decide the outcome of the lawsuit]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/The-judge-presiding-over-US-Airways-antitrust-lawsuit-against-Sabre-set-a-bench-trial-to-start-Oct-26</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2015 11:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26538</guid></item><item><title>Sabre completed its acquisition of Asia/Pacific global distribution system operator Abacus International on Wednesday.</title><description><![CDATA[Sabre completed its acquisition of Asia/Pacific global distribution system operator Abacus International on Wednesday. In May, Sabre agreed to buy the 65 percent stake it didn't already hold from 11 airlines. In conjunction with the deal closing, Sabre named Roshan Mendis senior vice president of Asia/Pa]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Sabre-completed-its-acquisition-of-Asia-Pacific-global-distribution-system-operator-Abacus-International-on-Wednesday</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2015 11:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26536</guid></item><item><title>Delta Air Lines is selling most of its branded fares through the Sabre global distribution system</title><description><![CDATA[Delta Air Lines is selling most of its branded fares through the Sabre global distribution system as of Tuesday, the carrier announced. Travel agents using Sabre now can see pricing for Delta One, First Class, Main Cabin and Basic Economy. Delta is not, however, selling its premium economy Delta Comfort Pl]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Delta-Air-Lines-is-selling-most-of-its-branded-fares-through-the-Sabre-global-distribution-system</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2015 15:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26533</guid></item><item><title>Winston-Salem, N.C.-based business travel consulting firm Goldspring Consulting and Virginia-based Managed Travel Consulting agreed Monday to merge July 1.</title><description><![CDATA[Winston-Salem, N.C.-based business travel consulting firm Goldspring Consulting and Virginia-based Managed Travel Consulting agreed Monday to merge July 1. GoldSpring formed a strategic partnership with Partnership Travel Consulting in September 2014 and acquired Management Alternatives in February. Ma]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Winston-Salem-NC-based-business-travel-consulting-firm-Goldspring-Consulting-and-Virginia-based-Managed-Travel-Consulting-agreed-Monday-to-merge-July-1</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2015 15:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26530</guid></item><item><title>Travelport announced U.S. subscribers "can now search, sell and book air content for travel to and from Cuba</title><description><![CDATA[Travelport announced U.S. subscribers "can now search, sell and book air content for travel to and from Cuba for authorized travelers," following the relaxing of U.S. government travel restrictions. Travelport global distribution system subscribers will have to sign a contract amendment to access the air c]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Travelport-announced-U-S-subscribers-can-now-search-sell-and-book-air-content-for-travel-to-and-from-Cuba</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2015 11:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26529</guid></item><item><title>May air transactions processed by mega travel agencies and settled through ARC fell 3.5 percent year over year,</title><description><![CDATA[ May air transactions processed by mega travel agencies and settled through ARC fell 3.5 percent year over year, according to ARC. Mega agencies include American Express Global Business Travel, BCD Travel, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Egencia, HRG and Omega World Travel. Online travel agencies last month saw a ]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/May-air-transactions-processed-by-mega-travel-agencies-and-settled-through-ARC-fell-3-5-percent-year-over-year</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2015 15:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26014</guid></item><item><title>Longtime HRG vet Stewart Harvey will join BCD Travel as president of the Europe, Middle East and Africa region,</title><description><![CDATA[ Longtime HRG vet Stewart Harvey will join BCD Travel as president of the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, the travel management company announced. &quot;Harvey will join BCD after he has fulfilled his contractual obligation to HRG,&quot; according to BCD, which declined to elaborate. He departed HRG at the e]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Longtime-HRG-vet-Stewart-Harvey-will-join-BCD-Travel-as-president-of-the-Europe-Middle-East-and-Africa-region</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2015 13:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25999</guid></item><item><title>Sabre has signed a content agreement with United Kingdom-based online train ticket supplier Trainline,</title><description><![CDATA[ Sabre has signed a content agreement with United Kingdom-based online train ticket supplier Trainline, Sabre announced Thursday. It will integrate with Trainline’s application program interface to bring its rail content into Sabre Red Workspace so agents can book the content the same way they book airlines]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Sabre-has-signed-a-content-agreement-with-United-Kingdom-based-online-train-ticket-supplier-Trainline</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2015 12:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25995</guid></item><item><title>American Express Global Business Travel named Kasey Chappelle global privacy officer and director of commercial compliance.</title><description><![CDATA[ American Express Global Business Travel named Kasey Chappelle global privacy officer and director of commercial compliance. Previously with Vodafone, Chappelle will oversee privacy programs at American Express, including working with technology and product teams &quot;to ensure that appropriate controls and dat]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/American-Express-Global-Business-Travel-named-Kasey-Chappelle-global-privacy-officer-and-director-of-commercial-compliance-</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2015 15:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25990</guid></item><item><title>The Global Business Travel Association has announced its opposition to Lufthansa Group’s plans to surcharge tickets</title><description><![CDATA[ The Global Business Travel Association has announced its opposition to Lufthansa Group’s plans to surcharge tickets purchased through global distribution system channels beginning Sept. 1. According to a release, GBTA views the move as a direct price increase to managed travel programs with no correspondi]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/The-Global-Business-Travel-Association-has-announced-its-opposition-to-Lufthansa-Group-s-plans-to-surcharge-tickets</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2015 13:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25979</guid></item><item><title>Seeing Big Opportunity, Intermediaries Think Small</title><description><![CDATA[Several Expedia-owned brands, from its namesake online travel agency to Hotwire and Trivago, target leisure-oriented and unmanaged business bookers. Meanwhile, its Egencia travel management company goes squarely after the managed business travel category. Sensing an opportunity in the middle, Expedia in May launched Expedia+, a loyalty and travel management-lite program for small U.S. businesses.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Seeing-Big-Opportunity-Intermediaries-Think-Small</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2015 16:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Jay Boehmer</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25951</guid></item><item><title>Lufthansa Shifts Distribution Paradigm, Pushes Direct Booking Strategy</title><description><![CDATA[Lufthansa Group announced a new distribution strategy on Tuesday that de-emphasizes the global distribution channel in favor of direct bookings on its online consumer portals and its new travel agent portal. Beginning Sept. 1, Lufthansa will impose a €16 booking fee on tickets purchased through GDSs.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Lufthansa-Shifts-Distribution-Paradigm-Pushes-Direct-Booking-Strategy</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2015 16:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Elizabeth West</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25949</guid></item><item><title>United Airlines and Air China have expanded codeshare agreements to 22 additional routes,</title><description><![CDATA[ United Airlines and Air China have expanded codeshare agreements to 22 additional routes, the carriers announced. As of Tuesday, Air China shares its code on United flights from Los Angeles to Dallas/Fort Worth, Newark, Seattle, San Antonio, Tucson and Cleveland; San Francisco to Austin and Salt Lake City;]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Travel-Management/United-Airlines-and-Air-China-have-expanded-codeshare-agreements-to-22-additional-routes</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2015 14:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25946</guid></item><item><title>International Travel Partnership named Richard Lovelock director of business travel management,</title><description><![CDATA[ International Travel Partnership named Richard Lovelock director of business travel management, a new post. Lovelock will develop sales and run account management for the global travel management company alliance, which seeks to &quot;challenge global TMCs&quot; in providing multinational agency services.&#160; ]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/International-Travel-Partnership-named-Richard-Lovelock-director-of-business-travel-management</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2015 12:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25938</guid></item><item><title>HRG North America executive vice president Tom Lacny departed the company</title><description><![CDATA[ HRG North America executive vice president Tom Lacny departed the company this month &quot;by mutual agreement following a review of the global sales organization,&quot; according to a statement HRG provided to BTN . HRG's North American sales organization now reports to global sales director James Stevenson, accor]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/HRG-North-America-executive-vice-president-Tom-Lacny-departed-the-company</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2015 16:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25930</guid></item><item><title>Maryland Governor Vetoes Hotel Tax Bill</title><description><![CDATA[Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan vetoed legislation that would have forced travel intermediaries to pay sales tax on the "accommodation fees" they charge to customers.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Maryland-Governor-Vetoes-Hotel-Tax-Bill</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2015 15:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Jay Boehmer</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25926</guid></item><item><title>U.S. restaurant spending by corporate clients of dining network Dinova in the first quarter of 2015 increased 5.5 percent year over year,</title><description><![CDATA[ U.S. restaurant spending by corporate clients of dining network Dinova in the first quarter of 2015 increased 5.5 percent year over year, according to the company. Restaurant transaction volume by Dinova clients, which includes about one-third of BTN ’s Corporate Travel 100 companies, increased 3.4 percen]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/U-S-restaurant-spending-by-corporate-clients-of-dining-network-Dinova-in-the-first-quarter-of-2015-increased-5-5-percent-year-over-year</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2015 12:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25925</guid></item><item><title>TripBam and Business Travel Direct have partnered</title><description><![CDATA[ TripBam and Business Travel Direct have partnered to bring tripBam’s hotel rate assurance program to the London-based TMC, the companies announced Tuesday. The agreement marks tripBam’s first foray into the United Kingdom. ]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/TripBam-and-Business-Travel-Direct-have-partnered</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2015 11:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25924</guid></item><item><title>April air transactions processed by mega travel agencies and settled through ARC rose 1.1 percent year over year,</title><description><![CDATA[ April air transactions processed by mega travel agencies and settled through ARC rose 1.1 percent year over year, according to ARC. Mega agencies include American Express, BCD Travel, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Egencia, HRG and Omega World Travel. Online travel agencies last month witnessed a 10 percent year]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/April-air-transactions-processed-by-mega-travel-agencies-and-settled-through-ARC-rose-1-1-percent-year-over-year</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2015 14:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25917</guid></item><item><title>Direct Travel acquired Greater Chicago-based travel agency Hobson Travel,</title><description><![CDATA[ Direct Travel acquired Greater Chicago-based travel agency Hobson Travel, its ninth acquisition in the past 12 months. Hobson Travel is a member of luxury travel network Virtuoso and focuses on &quot;luxury, white glove&quot; leisure service, according to Direct Travel. ]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Direct-Travel-acquired-Greater-Chicago-based-travel-agency-Hobson-Travel</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2015 17:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25906</guid></item><item><title>HRG named Comdetur as a travel agency partner in Paraguay.</title><description><![CDATA[ HRG named Comdetur as a travel agency partner in Paraguay. According to HRG, the 29-year-old Comdetur is &quot;among the top five travel management companies in Paraguay&quot; and specializes in the corporate, sports and student travel segments. ]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/HRG-named-Comdetur-as-a-travel-agency-partner-in-Paraguay-</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2015 16:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25904</guid></item><item><title>Orbitz for Business will not be impacted by LOT Polish Airlines' decision not to renew its distribution agreement with Orbitz,</title><description><![CDATA[ Orbitz for Business will not be impacted by LOT Polish Airlines' decision not to renew its distribution agreement with Orbitz, a spokesperson for the travel management company confirmed. &quot;LOT continues to modernize and expand its sales channels, while cost-inefficient distribution is not part of our strate]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Orbitz-for-Business-will-not-be-impacted-by-LOT-Polish-Airlines-decision-not-to-renew-its-distribution-agreement-with-Orbitz</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2015 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25894</guid></item><item><title>Ireland-based low-cost carrier Ryanair signed a distribution agreement with Sabre</title><description><![CDATA[ Ireland-based low-cost carrier Ryanair signed a distribution agreement with Sabre to make its fares and ancillary services available to agency subscribers in Europe. After a decade-long absence from the global distribution system channel, Ryanair in the past year struck content deals with Travelport and Am]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Ireland-based-low-cost-carrier-Ryanair-signed-a-distribution-agreement-with-Sabre</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2015 14:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25885</guid></item><item><title>Flight Centre Travel Group agreed to acquire Mexico City-based corporate travel agency Koch Overseas de Mexico.</title><description><![CDATA[ Flight Centre Travel Group agreed to acquire Mexico City-based corporate travel agency Koch Overseas de Mexico. With around 100 employees in Mexico City, Monterrey, Puebla and Cancun, Koch already operates as a franchisee of Flight Centre's corporate travel-focused FCm Travel Solutions. Taking ownership of]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Flight-Centre-Travel-Group-agreed-to-acquire-Mexico-City-based-corporate-travel-agency-Koch-Overseas-de-Mexico-</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2015 13:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25879</guid></item><item><title>Virgin America has hired Rick Slavin as director of sales to lead the national account managers.</title><description><![CDATA[ Virgin America has hired Rick Slavin as director of sales to lead the national account managers. Virgin America has hired Rick Slavin as director of sales to lead the national account managers. He joins from Travel Leaders Corporate, where he was senior director of strategic partnerships. He also worked wi]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Virgin-America-has-hired-Rick-Slavin-as-director-of-sales-to-lead-the-national-account-managers-</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2015 10:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25875</guid></item><item><title>BCD Travel agreed to acquire Italy's Seneca Business Travel,</title><description><![CDATA[ BCD Travel agreed to acquire Italy's Seneca Business Travel, according to the mega travel management company. The companies expect the acquisition to close in May. Terms were not disclosed. ]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/BCD-Travel-agreed-to-acquire-Italy-s-Seneca-Business-Travel</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2015 21:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25846</guid></item><item><title>March air transactions processed by mega travel agencies and settled through ARC rose 3.4 percent year over year,</title><description><![CDATA[ March air transactions processed by mega travel agencies and settled through ARC rose 3.4 percent year over year, according to ARC data. Mega agencies include American Express, BCD Travel, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Egencia, HRG and Omega World Travel. Online agencies as a group, including Orbitz for Busines]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/March-air-transactions-processed-by-mega-travel-agencies-and-settled-through-ARC-rose-3-4-percent-year-over-year</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2015 17:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25833</guid></item><item><title>Wyndham Hotel Group appointed Carol Bullock as vice president of global sales for North America and Latin America and</title><description><![CDATA[ Wyndham Hotel Group appointed Carol Bullock as vice president of global sales for North America and Latin America and Wyndham Hotel Group appointed Carol Bullock as vice president of global sales for North America and Latin America and Dawn Parisi as vice president of field sales, the company announced Mon]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Hotel-News/Wyndham-Hotel-Group-appointed-Carol-Bullock-as-vice-president-of-global-sales-for-North-America-and-Latin-America-and</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2015 14:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25820</guid></item><item><title>Ovation Travel Group named Jenn Smukler director of sales, meetings and events.</title><description><![CDATA[ Ovation Travel Group named Jenn Smukler director of sales, meetings and events. Prior to joining the New York City-based travel management company, Smukler held positions in hospitality sales for InterContinental Hotels Group, Warwick International Hotels and Starwood Hotels &amp; Resorts Worldwide. ]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Ovation-Travel-Group-named-Jenn-Smukler-director-of-sales-meetings-and-events-</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2015 11:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25816</guid></item><item><title>ECommission Solutions named John Brehm vice president of sales and business development.</title><description><![CDATA[ ECommission Solutions named John Brehm vice president of sales and business development. Brehm, who has worked for American Express Global Corporate Services and most recently was vice president of franchise sales for Travel Leaders Group, will &quot;lead the global sales effort and develop new business opportu]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/ECommission-Solutions-named-John-Brehm-vice-president-of-sales-and-business-development-</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2015 14:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25813</guid></item><item><title>Executive Travel named Bill LaPeer chief commercial officer,</title><description><![CDATA[ Executive Travel named Bill LaPeer chief commercial officer, a newly established position within the travel management company. Most recently BCD Travel senior vice president of sales of North America, La Peer takes on responsibilities for commercial strategy and sales at Executive Travel. ]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Executive-Travel-named-Bill-LaPeer-chief-commercial-officer</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2015 15:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25809</guid></item><item><title>Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide appointed Allison Taylor senior vice president of sales,</title><description><![CDATA[ Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide appointed Allison Taylor senior vice president of sales, the company announced Thursday. She replaces Christie Hicks, who in February announced she would step down . Taylor for 25 years has worked within Starwood, most recently as head of sales and revenue manage]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Starwood-Hotels-and-Resorts-Worldwide-appointed-Allison-Taylor-senior-vice-president-of-sales</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2015 15:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25614</guid></item><item><title>Gray Dawes Travel &amp; Expense Management announced that it acquired The Business Travel Partnership</title><description><![CDATA[ Gray Dawes Travel &amp; Expense Management announced that it acquired The Business Travel Partnership on March 26. Both travel management companies are based in the United Kingdom. Gray Dawes nonexecutive director Mike Bor played an active role in the deal. Bor in 2004 sold World Travel Management, the TMC]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Gray-Dawes-Travel-Expense-Management-announced-that-it-acquired-The-Business-Travel-Partnership</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2015 15:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25613</guid></item><item><title>Etihad Airways agreed to participate in Concur's TripLink open-booking program,</title><description><![CDATA[ Etihad Airways agreed to participate in Concur's TripLink open-booking program, making it the third airline to confirm participation after United Airlines and Air Canada . Concur expects Etihad to complete TripLink integration &quot;by early 2016.&quot; Concur also expects to integrate its &quot;first TripLink airport]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Etihad-Airways-agreed-to-participate-in-Concur-s-TripLink-open-booking-program</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2015 14:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25610</guid></item><item><title>Caveats And Exceptions Abound In Proposed Amex Merchant Rules</title><description><![CDATA[After years of fighting the U.S. Department of Justice over the right to prevent merchants from steering customers to cheaper forms of payment, American Express, after losing a lawsuit in February, acquiesced last week, submitting a court-ordered proposal to alter some unlawful provisions within its merchant rules.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Caveats-And-Exceptions-Abound-In-Proposed-Amex-Merchant-Rules</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 17:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Jay Boehmer</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25609</guid></item><item><title>Expedia-owned travel management company Egencia this week announced the launch of the iPad version of its TripNavigator app.</title><description><![CDATA[ Expedia-owned travel management company Egencia this week announced the launch of the iPad version of its TripNavigator app. In addition to enabling standard flight search and booking, the iPad app for U.S. users incorporates &quot;personalized&quot; results based on &quot;preferences and past trips,&quot; Egencia noted. In N]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Expedia-owned-travel-management-company-Egencia-this-week-announced-the-launch-of-the-iPad-version-of-its-TripNavigator-app-</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 16:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25607</guid></item><item><title>Perspective: 20 Years Of Change Augurs The Future</title><description><![CDATA[When Albert Taras established TCG Consulting more than 20 years ago in Miami, he had no way to predict the unprecedented changes that would occur across all facets of the corporate travel industry during the ensuing years.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Perspective-20-Years-Of-Change-Augurs-The-Future</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2015 15:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Bill Kerr</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25601</guid></item><item><title>February air transactions processed by mega travel agencies and settled through ARC increased 0.1 percent year over year,</title><description><![CDATA[ February air transactions processed by mega travel agencies and settled through ARC increased 0.1 percent year over year, according to ARC data. Mega agencies include American Express, BCD Travel, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Egencia, HRG and Omega World Travel. &quot;Online&quot; agencies as a group, including Orbitz f]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/February-air-transactions-processed-by-mega-travel-agencies-and-settled-through-ARC-increased-0-1-percent-year-over-year</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2015 16:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25590</guid></item><item><title>Travelport this month entered into a new "multi-year" distribution agreement with the LATAM Airlines Group.</title><description><![CDATA[ Travelport this month entered into a new &quot;multi-year&quot; distribution agreement with the LATAM Airlines Group. The agreement provides Travelport global distribution system subscribers with &quot;full&quot; fare and availability content for the Lan Airlines and Tam Airlines brands. As part of the deal, the airline group]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Travelport-this-month-entered-into-a-new-multi-year-distribution-agreement-with-the-LATAM-Airlines-Group</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2015 15:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25529</guid></item><item><title>U.K. TMC Business Travel Direct Goes All-In With Concur</title><description><![CDATA[United Kingdom-based travel management company Business Travel Direct has become the first TMC in Europe to adopt Concur's full range of products, including all client-facing and mid-office tools, as well as open-booking platform TripLink. BTD solutions consultant Ian Ferguson told BTN TripLink during testing had responded well in parsing itineraries generated by U.K. travelers booking European suppliers.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/U-K-TMC-Business-Travel-Direct-Goes-All-In-With-Concur</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2015 14:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Amon Cohen</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25519</guid></item></channel></rss>